Borough News

01/05/2018 Boro Projects Update

​Route 147/225 Sidewalk Project–In a joint effort project between Halifax Borough, Halifax Township, and PENNDOT, via the TAPS program, new curbing and sidewalk will be installed from Rise Street in Halifax Borough south along the west side of Fourth Street/Peters Mountain Road to the area near Hoffman Road. This safety enhancement is designed to address the numerous residents and/or students that walk along the highway to get to school, jobs, and retail stores. The project will provide storm water drainage damage correction (from erosion) along it’s length as well as enhance property owner’s road frontage along the route, increasing property value. Project 99% complete

Strawberry Street—Borough officials are acquiring cost estimates to repair sections of this street between Second Street and Fourth Street.

Rail Road Crossings—last year a small project was completed to improve the RR crossing at Market Street. Borough officials are looking into the possibility of doing the same repairs to the Armstrong Street crossing.

Flood Plain Insurance rate change possible for those residents in the flood plain in Halifax Borough–Halifax Borough officials are working with county, state, and federal officials to secure a re-rating of the flood plain areas within Halifax Borough in an effort to reduce insurance costs to our residents living in the flood plain.

Flood Plain Mapping updated……To help residents and businesses to be better prepared for the risk of flooding, the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) has launched a website containing the new Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Go to FEMA Flood Mapping Center

Dauphin County Electronics Recycling Drop-off location…..Click this docx file link
There is also an upper county electronics recycling drop off location at the Upper Paxton Twp. Municipal Facility just north of Millersburg Borough on Route 25. 1/4 mile past Medical Center Road. They are open for drop off every 2nd Saturday each month.

Halifax Borough Vegetation Recycling Area……… Open to Halifax Borough and township residents, whom may discard any plant material such as tree limbs, bushes, grass clippings, etc. into the recycle area. There is no dumping of any materials anywhere else in Halifax Borough. DO NOT leave items at gate. Violations of the use of this area will be forwarded to local police for enforcement. This area, aka “the Borough Farm”, is located on South Front Street Extension beyond the sewer plant and midget football area. This area is kept locked due to periodic illegal dumping. To access it, Halifax Borough residents must call the borough maintenance office at 717-882-2107 during normal business hours, or use the contact page of this website to request access to the recycle area. Residents must contact borough 48 hours prior to date they need access in order to schedule unlocking the area. Halifax Township residents must call Halifax Township Office at 717-896-3035 during normal business hours for access when locked.
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